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Sunday, November 11, 2018

Evening

• Falling oil prices show markets are getting it wrong — again, Saudi Arabia energy minister says
  CNBC
• Traders Eye Yuan Proxies as China Intervention Risks Loom Large
  BloombergQ
• Saudi Arabia, Others Inch Closer to Oil Output-Cut Pact
  WSJ
• Mortgage Industry Braces for Trump Administration to Make Changes at Fannie, Freddie
  WSJ
• China developers face $55bn of maturing onshore debt in 2019
  FT
• India’s shadow banks fear credit crunch will deepen
  FT
• Hong Kong activists warn that Beijing crackdown will backfire
  FT
• These Products Show How Hard It’ll Be to Beat China in Trade War
  BloombergSub

General

• Bond Traders About to See If They're Underrating Inflation Risks
  BloombergQ
• Stock-market investors wrestle with a glut of bearish signs as oil prices plunge
  MarketWatch
• Severe 'devil winds' expected to whip up deadly California blazes
  Reuters
• What next for active managers after grim October?
  FT
• Brazil must act fast to fix ‘unsustainable’ finances, minister warns
  FT
• Earth’s natural resources risk being squandered
  FT

Saturday, November 10, 2018

General

• Take Five: Trump to Italy, world markets themes for the week ahead
  Reuters
• China’s Central Bank Ready to Tackle ‘Profound’ Economic Changes
  BloombergQ
• Italy Considers Tweaks to Budget Ahead of EU Deadline
  BloombergQ
• Fox says Britain may not get a deal with the EU
  Reuters
• Trump, Macron agree on European defense after Trump's 'very insulting' comment
  Reuters
• Deadly California Wildfires Force Hundreds of Thousands to Flee
  BloombergQ

Friday, November 9, 2018

Evening

• Oil slide, China worries jolt Wall Street
  Reuters
• Oil Falls 10th Day, Longest Losing Streak Ever as OPEC Gathers
  BloombergQ
• White House adviser Navarro to Wall Street: Stay out of U.S.-China trade talks
  Reuters
• At least 75,000 homes in Southern California at risk from massive fires
  CNBC
• In high-level talks, U.S. presses China to halt militarization of South China Sea
  Reuters

General

• Stocks Fall on Oil, China Concerns; Dollar Gains: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• China stocks fall further, financials top drag
  Reuters
• Treasuries-U.S. yields trim fall as producer prices jump in Oct
  Reuters
• Emerging Markets-Strong dollar pressures Latam FX, Brazil stocks lower
  Reuters
• Energy, services fuel jump in U.S. producer prices
  Reuters
• Fed officials point to vulnerabilities behind hot U.S. labor market
  Reuters
• China's producer inflation slows again in October on ebbing domestic demand
  Reuters
• In China, response to pledged share meltdown stirs concern
  Reuters
• A Fifth of China’s Homes Are Empty. That’s 50 Million Apartments
  BloombergQ
• China auto sales fall in October, deepening slump
  AP
• China's Xi tries to reassure the country's worried private companies
  CNBC
• How Mattis is trying to keep U.S.-China tensions from boiling over
  Reuters
• At China’s Internet Conference, a Darker Side of Tech Emerges
  NYT
• U.S. and China Are Playing ‘Game of Chicken’ in South China Sea
  NYT
• Fed Holds Rates Steady, Signals More Rate Increases Ahead
  WSJ
• Fed Doesn’t Budge
  WSJ
• China Lays Out Banks' Lending Targets for Private Companies
  BloombergSub
• Democratic House Win Sets Up Clash Over Trump Tax Cuts
  WSJ
• Economy takes a back seat in US midterm elections
  FT
• Seattle property suffers from sell-off
  FT
• China’s fracking push leaves trail of dirty water woes
  FT
• Quants Are Facing a Crisis of Confidence
  BloombergSub

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Evening

• Asia stocks sag as Fed tempers Wall St. rally, dollar firm
  Reuters
• Stocks Pull Back as Dollar Strengthens After Fed: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Dollar jumps after strong economy keeps Fed on track for December hike
  Reuters
• Italian govt bond yields rise on government infighting, growth revisions
  Reuters
• Fed unwavering in message that interest rates will keep going higher
  CNBC
• Fed leaves rates unchanged, notes slowing in business investment
  CNBC
• Here's what changed in the new Fed statement
  CNBC
• Interest rates could hit new decade high even if Fed does nothing at its meeting
  CNBC
• Wall Street’s New Risk Machine
  BloombergQ
• U.S. 30-year mortgage rates jump to 7-year high - Freddie Mac
  Reuters
• The bull market's biggest buyer is back — companies are buying back stock at a record pace this month
  CNBC
• Visa Headaches Discourage Foreign Applicants to U.S. B-Schools
  BloombergQ
• Quant King D.E. Shaw Finds Stock-Picking Can Be Difficult
  WSJ
• Investors start to fret about ballooning US public debt
  FT

General

• Wall Street dips as weak earnings dampen surge from midterm elections
  Reuters
• World stocks score longest winning run of 2018 ahead of Fed
  Reuters
• Fed is set to keep rates on hold before a hike later in the year
  AP
• China October export growth surprisingly strong in race to beat higher U.S. tariffs
  Reuters
• Respect our choices, China's Xi says ahead of Trump G20 meeting
  Reuters
• Democrat-led House seen backing Trump’s China trade war, scrutinizing talks with allies
  Reuters
• Wall Street Says Fed Is in Denial About $4 Trillion Dilemma
  BloombergQ
• U.S. government's borrowing binge poses global risks: Kemp
  Reuters
• Federal Reserve Likely to Keep Interest Rates Steady
  WSJ
• Volatility Heightens Focus on Fed Statement
  WSJ
• Washington unnerved by China’s ‘military-civil fusion’ on AI
  FT
• China Has More Distressed Corporate Debt Than All of EM Combined
  BloombergSub
• Big China Brokers Seek to Raise Capital as Default Risks Linger
  BloombergSub

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Evening

• Post-election Wall Street surge leads Asia higher, dollar off lows
  Reuters
• Wall Street jumps 2 percent amid relief after U.S. midterm elections
  Reuters
• Health stocks up on U.S. vote; insurers hit records
  Reuters
• Fed likely on steady course even as U.S. political landscape shifts
  Reuters
• Investors pull $18.5 billion from U.S. bond funds in one week: ICI
  Reuters
• What the Midterm Election Shows: America’s Two Parties Live In Divergent Worlds
  WSJ
• Democratic House Threatens Trump’s Business Agenda
  WSJ
• Hedge Funds Revive the Junk Bond CDO
  WSJ
• October was worst month for hedge funds in 7 years
  FT

General

• Stocks Climb as Investors Cheer On U.S. Gridlock: Markets Wrap
  Reuters
• Money Markets-U.S. three-month LIBOR climbs to decade high
  Reuters
• The Treasury Market Has a Big Chicken-and-Egg Problem
  BloombergQ
• After midterms, Trump's economic programs appear safe, but new tensions could cause market volatility
  CNBC
• China Oct FX reserves drop to 18-month low as pressure on yuan grows
  Reuters
• Mortgage applications drop to 4-year low as interest rates hit 8-year high
  CNBC
• Yellen Leads Chorus of Concern Over Risks Facing Global Economy
  BloombergQ
• Paulson Warns of ‘Economic Iron Curtain’ Between U.S., China
  BloombergQ
• Ten Takeaways From the 2018 Midterm Elections
  WSJ
• Once an Optimist on U.S.-China Relations, Henry Paulson Delivers a Sobering Message
  WSJ
• China spends $32bn to protect renminbi from trade war
  FT
• Paulson: We are living in an age of unprecedented risks
  FT
• Record share buybacks should be raising alarms
  FT

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Evening

• Stock futures rise on hope Republicans performing better than expected in midterms
  CNBC
• This map shows where the Senate and House majorities could be won and lost
  CNBC
• Wall Street gains as investors look to U.S. elections
  Reuters
• Oil Heads For 8-Month Low as Specter of Global Shortage Fades
  BloombergQ
• Republican strategists sweat over suburban, women votes in mid-terms
  Reuters
• Midterms May Spur Increased U.S. Fiscal Spending, Not Gridlock
  BloombergQ
• If Democrats win the House, history says the stock market will struggle next year
  CNBC
• Key governor races will shape America's future politics
  Reuters
• Goldman Says Hedge Funds Dove Right Back Into Tech at Rout's End
  BloombergQ
• Only in Leveraged Loans Is a 0.03% Loss Reason to Panic
  BloombergQ

General

• U.S. Stocks Climb as Dollar Slips Amid Election: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Oil prices down on Iran sanction exemptions, demand concerns
  Reuters
• Money Markets-Dollar LIBOR resumes rise ahead of Fed meeting
  Reuters
• Here's what every major Wall Street firm expects from the election and how to play it
  CNBC
• Election Day 2018 LIVE: Americans head to the polls in historic contest, with Trump presidency at forefront
  ABC
• China Still Ready to Talk Trade With Trump, Xi's No. 2 Says
  BloombergQ
• Beijing is ready for talks with the US to resolve trade issues: China's vice president
  CNBC
• Wage Gains of 3% Taking Hold as U.S. Employers ‘Need to Pay Up’
  BloombergQ
• 'We're heading for no deal Brexit,' Northern Ireland DUP lawmaker says
  Reuters
• Eurogroup meeting consolidates Italy budget standoff, pushes yields higher
  Reuters
• El-Erian: Diverging Economies Will Keep Driving Markets
  BloombergQ
• Trump Agenda on the Line as Voters Head to the Polls
  WSJ
• Not Just Midterms: Investors Bracing for Packed November Calendar
  WSJ
• Market Boogeyman May Come for Bonds, Not Stocks
  WSJ
• Where to Find Treasury Buyers? Not Asia
  WSJ
• Supply Crunch Looms in Commodities Markets
  WSJ
• What the midterms will mean for US policy: three scenarios
  FT
• Italian PMI falls to lowest level since 2013
  FT
• QE end holds few fears for German bond market
  FT
• Trump’s Trade War Is Making Russia and China Comrades Again
  BloombergSub

Monday, November 5, 2018

Evening

• Asia stocks up in morning trade; investors await US midterm elections
  CNBC
• Wall Street boosted by financials, energy, defensive sectors
  Reuters
• Trump says China wants to make a deal on trade, he wants right deal
  Reuters
• Midterm election outcome could be 'glowing good news' or 'disaster' for markets
  CNBC
• Corporate profits are reaching their peak and history shows that's bad news for the stock market
  CNBC
• Italy tells euro zone peers working on compromise over budget: official
  Reuters
• Italy’s recipe for another eurozone financial crisis
  FT

General

• Tech Slump Drags on U.S. Stocks as Crude Rallies: Markets Wrap
  BloombergQ
• Investors slam brakes on stocks rally as trade, Fed worries dominate
  Reuters
• Italy's Bonds Drop as Leaders Defiant Before Eurogroup Meeting
  BloombergQ
• Oil prices fall as U.S. grants Iran sanction waivers to major importers
  Reuters
• Both Parties Brace for Surprises as Midterm Campaign Goes Down to the Wire
  BloombergQ
• Xi's Swipes at Trump Show China Standing Its Ground in Trade War
  BloombergQ
• Xi Jinping Criticizes ‘Law of Jungle’ in Veiled Swipe at Trump
  CNBC
• China's Xi again talks up commitment to 'free trade'
  CNBC
• Kuroda concedes BOJ's easy policy hurting banks, but rules out rate hike
  Reuters
• David Stockman: Epic downturn is here, brace for 40% market plunge
  CNBC
• Turkish Inflation Climbs as Lira Slump Feeds Into Prices
  BloombergQ
• U.S. imposes more sanctions on Iran, Tehran decries 'bullying'
  Reuters
• China Seeks Allies as Trump’s Trade War Mounts. It Won’t Be Easy.
  NYT
• Key Races to Watch in Tuesday’s Midterm Elections
  WSJ
• Fading Hopes for U.S.-China Trade Truce Hit Markets
  WSJ
• From Farms to Pharma, What the Midterms Mean for Business
  WSJ
• Companies Feel the Tariff Pinch
  WSJ
• Must-read stories to understand the US midterm elections
  FT
• China’s Xi Jinping hits out at ‘law of the jungle’ trade policies
  FT
• China services PMI slips to 13-month low
  FT
• Hedge funds overly optimistic on risk, SocGen finds
  FT
• BoJ governor Kuroda hints at monetary tightening
  FT